Month: December 2013

by JILL B. STOCKTON Reynolds School of Journalism Associate Professor Ben Holden has been working internationally to help the Republic of Kosovo strengthen its judiciary and provide guidelines to the journalists covering the court system in the Republic. Holden recently traveled to Kosovo on behalf of the U. S. State Department to

by CAMBRIA ROTH I had been volunteering with Pathfinders Children’s Ministry for a few months when I first met Alyssa Koster. (Like the other children in this story, her name has been changed.) We were at a Christmas festival a church in Truckee had organized for children who come from

by SCOTT JOHNS The U.S. Forest Service and downhill mountain bikers have waged battle on the mountains surrounding Lake Tahoe for over a decade. The downhillers and the Forest Service are at odds over illegal mountain bike trails. Despite years of effort, thousands of dollars in fundraising and extensive work on Tahoe’s

by MORGAN ADAMSKI Ten years ago, a local bike enthusiast proposed to the Reno and Tahoe bike community plans for a bike trail from the region’s Pyramid Lake to Lake Tahoe. There have been some challenges along the way, but it is steadily progressing. Now, 10 years later the path

by HEATHER JANSSEN The building of a new fitness center at the University of Nevada, Reno is set to begin construction in the fall of 2014. This seemingly exciting addition to campus, however, is putting a portion of student parking at risk. Students each day use the metered parking lot

Suthida Khongkhatitham spoke with Scott Cooksley, a once-homeless Reno man who has since gotten back on his feet and is giving back to the community during this holiday season. Now a manager at the St. Vincent’s Food Pantry in Reno, Cooksley says his mission is for everyone to have food to

by SAGE LEEHEY “Buy local.” Here in Reno, that’s a phrase you see on stickers and hear people mention all the time. And it’s become one of Dave Asher’s life mottos. Asher is the director of the Reno Sparks Local Business Cooperative, and he’s one of the driving forces behind

by NATASHA VITALE Old buildings are often the subject of sight-seeing, tours and landmarks to boast about in travel guides. More often than not, they reflect what used to be and offer a picture of the past. The old Morris Hotel in Reno, Nev. has become something else entirely: A

After a lengthy public hearing, the Reno City Council supported the recommendations of the Reno Planning Commission to approve special use permits and variances for the Southeast Connector Phase 2 as long as certain conditions are met. Natasha Vitale reports.